The French Connection
“Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.”
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Studio
D'Antoni Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The French Connection performed
Budget
$1.8M
Worldwide Gross
$41.2M
Gross Profit
$39.4M
Return
22.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$5M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Jimmy Doyle
Gene Hackman
Jimmy Doyle
Buddy Russo
Roy Scheider
Buddy Russo
Alain Charnier
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
Sal Boca
Tony Lo Bianco
Sal Boca
Pierre Nicoli
Marcel Bozzuffi
Pierre Nicoli
Devereaux
Frédéric de Pasquale
Devereaux
Mulderig
Bill Hickman
Mulderig
Marie Charnier
Ann Rebbot
Marie Charnier
Weinstock
Harold Gary
Weinstock
Angie Boca
Arlene Farber
Angie Boca
Simonson
Eddie Egan
Simonson
La Valle
André Ernotte
La Valle
If you liked The French Connection
Kiss of the Dragon
2001
French Connection II
1975
Killing Zoe
1993
King of New York
1990
Year of the Dragon
1985
Coffy
1973